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Reply to New Video Card in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Multi Core is though, a known dead end for consumer hardware.[/quote] How so? The number of transistors that can be placed on a chip continues to increase, and multicore allows them to continue increasing the amount of processing power per watt. I would disagree. I think we will be seeing quite a bit of doubling in the next few years: 8, 16, 32, 64, even 128 cores I think is possible before they start hitting the next physical barrier. Multicore is not going away from consumer co

Reply to How to autorun poratble apps suite on my portable hard drive. in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Can I modify that file to autorun the .EXE file from inside a folder in the portable drive? [/quote] Yes. I believe it is autorun.in[b]f[/b], and Wikipedia has an article about it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autorun

Reply to New Video Card in GalCiv Journals GalCiv2 Forums

Good system. The 9600 is a great card, and the Core 2 CPU rocks. I'm running a very similar system, except I'm using 64 bit Vista and 6 gigs of RAM. That new computer should serve you well :). It's a great setup.

Reply to Ship Naming Strategies in Strategies GalCiv2 Forums

I try to keep it to a simple military-like designation followed by a name. Usually a letter representing the role of the craft followed by a number followed by the name. I had a chart once, but I lost it - I guess I'll have to make a new one. A big issue I see is re-equipping a ship: In real aircraft, they can carry a large variety of weaponry that can be changed at the airfield. Indeed, you don't rename an aircraft every time you change weapons! With GalCiv 2, however, you hav

Reply to Should I start playing WOW again? in Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

I play now, but that's just because my siblings play it as well. Frankly, if it didn't act as a form of communication, I'd much rather not play MMORPGs at all. Too boring, frankly - kill a gazillion monsters, stop by the auction house, kill a gazillion more and every once in a blue moon celebrate a new level. **yawn** No thanks, I never really quite understood the point of grinding.

Reply to USA Bombs Iran ???? in Everything Else GalCiv2 Forums

Oh, for crying out loud, I leave for work, and come back to this . . . Bush's policy has always been that no options are off the table, [b]but[/b] with public opinion and congress against him, I seriously, seriously doubt we're going to war with Iran. He'd certainly never get congressional support. Right now his policy is diplomacy, and I seriously, seriously, doubt he's going to declare a war with mere months left before he's done being president. [b]Anybody notice the date th

Reply to So what exactly is this whole EA stuff about? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Thus there is no need to consider piracy further/twice as you seem to be suggesting[/quote] Apparently they [b]are[/b] considering piracy data separately, otherwise they wouldn't notice high piracy levels. [quote]and a good business person should generally be looking to maximise profits.[/quote] While often true, also sometimes false. There is an entire class of businesses called "non-profits" that make no profit at all, but provide very valuable services. Indee

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Oh I see now. Thanks for showing me the error of my ways. Impulse is wonderful, wonderful. I don't know how I can live without it. I know it's free but I would really prefer to pay for it. [/quote] Well, I'm sure Stardock has heard your complaint loud and clear. The decision is ultimately up to them.

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

mumblefratz: I do believe you can purchase the game from their website instead of through Impulse. [quote]The only people that I've disagreed with are the people that are telling me that I'm somehow wrong and that I should want and need Impulse.[/quote] Your desires are perfectly acceptable. You can decide you hate and dislike Impulse all you want. However, if I get rid of Windows because I hate it, then I'll have to face the fact that I lose the ability to run most of

Reply to So what exactly is this whole EA stuff about? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]That should never be a justification for piracy. [/quote] Agreed, but many people do what they shouldn't :(. [quote]The games will be priced at the amount that the company feels will maximise their profits from the sale of it, as with any other good in this world.[/quote] Well, maximizing profit isn't equivalent to minimizing piracy. The price/profit curve and the price/piracy curve are two curves that may have different maximum and minimum values. In f

Reply to ObjectDock vs ObjectBar vs ObjectDock Plus - and OD "Ultimate" in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

[quote]See? Magic![/quote] LOL! Now all I need is the magic WB skinner.

Reply to ObjectDock vs ObjectBar vs ObjectDock Plus - and OD "Ultimate" in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

[quote]I've not seen that. What OS and Ver?[/quote] Vista Business, 64 bit with SP1 installed. WindowsBlinds is running with a custom skin. It may have been ObjectDock. I just closed and re-opened ObjectBar, and no ill effects.

Reply to ObjectDock vs ObjectBar vs ObjectDock Plus - and OD "Ultimate" in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

[quote]First, ObjectDock is NOT part of ObjectDesktop.[/quote] Which totally explains why I have it under the "My Desktop" tab. [quote]OB is a . . a. . a magic thing that can do so much more. It can replace the taskbar with DX widgets and menues and clocks and meters and oh . . it's wonderful.[/quote] Okay, I stick with OB, then. *uninstalls and hides OD*. [quote](there's a bug in OB that prevents it from pickin up a WB skin but it should be able to)[/quote

ObjectDock vs ObjectBar vs ObjectDock Plus - and OD "Ultimate" in ObjectDock Stardock Forums

Okay - so, here I am with Object Desktop, looking for a possible Windows task bar replacement. Turns out OD does indeed come with two: ObjectDock and Object Bar. Which appear to be the same thing, with one just being a bit more like Mac OS X, and the other more like Windows. But they seem to have the same functionality - they're program launchers, and they both look like they're very flexible. So - my primary question is, is one replacing the other? What's the big difference? <b

Reply to So what exactly is this whole EA stuff about? in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

"The thing I can not understand about the con$oles is that .. why the hell can't I install them to the hard drive, like I could with a modified XBOX." You're guilty until proven innocent in the minds of the big name developers. Frankly, these companies create their own piracy problems by charging too much for their games.

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

I don't think this is just for games, not in the long run. Sure, games can use platforms like this, but it's looking like that's where everything is going. The problem is, Windows' shell and update systems simply suck. The Start Menu is frankly not very good. Installing and uninstalling applications is hidden under the control panel. "All Programs" is a flat list with no organization at all, and ends up being a wall of company names. Keeping your computer organized is practically a full

Reply to Speeding up rendering? in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Is there a way to find out if you get a better processor if would be compatible with everything else?[/quote] You need to get the CPU that has the same socket type as the motherboard. The motherboard is that big board that connects to everything.

Reply to Spore Creature Creator tempest in a teapot in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]You get the editor for $10, then you pay AGAIN for the editor when you buy the game.[/quote] Or just wait for the release of the game and skip paying for the editor. The game comes with the full editor.

Reply to Speeding up rendering? in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

For games, the graphics card is the part that handles the rendering. Upgrading the graphics card should help.

Reply to Spore Creature Creator (show your creature) in PC Gaming GalCiv2 Forums

Made something like the Antlion in Half-Life 2. Very good flyer (although in Spore, it's more like gliding?), very aggressive. [link="http://img151.imageshack.us/my.php?image=antlionuw5.jpg"][IMG]http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/2829/antlionuw5.th.jpg[/IMG][/link]

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]Wait a minute, do you have to manually register and associate programs with Impulse or does it to an initial scan?[/quote] I believe it does both. It detected all of my SDC installed games automatically. [quote]but I hope there aren't plans to force Impulse upon people.[/quote] There aren't.

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]So why exactly is it that I want to install a store on my PC? What precisely makes this any different from adware?[/quote] Is this a knee-jerk reaction to all forms of advertising, or is there something in particular you don't like about the Impulse store? If it's a knee-jerk reaction to all forms of advertising, you might as well stop using your computer completely and move away from all first world countries. Frankly, there is nothing inherently wrong with adv

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]You can already use your default WindowBlinds skin, for example, by clicking the tick-box in the 'Preferences' menu.[/quote] For all practical purposes, that just affects the border and scrollbars. Not much else is affected.

Reply to Brad's Impulse Launch Review in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

Mumblefratz: Not everybody is a minimalist. All of this "extra" stuff like skins and docks are Stardock's core products. Love it or hate it, that's what they do.

Reply to Impulse to deliver next-generation PC platform in Personal Computing GalCiv2 Forums

[quote]why not talking to VALVe and work together instead of split Community?[/quote] I think competition is great, and it will end up making both platforms stronger. In addition, there is some difference in target markets: Steam really caters more to the hardcore gamers, and Valve has done a great job at getting even some of their biggest competitors on their system! Stardock, on the other hand, has a much broader audience that includes applications, customization, an